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Medical geology is defined as the science dealing with the relationship between natural geological factors and health problems in man and animals. The geographical distribution of trace elements and metals in nature can explain “natural deficiency or toxicity,” which includes the occurrence of health problems, diseases, and adverse health effects endemically seen. It is a broad subject and it attracts interdisciplinary collaboration and contributions. A relationship between humans and the ecosystem, environment and life, and environment and illness exists, and geological factors are of major interest in the environment in this respect (see also Chaps. 8 and 24, this volume).
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Nordberg, M., Cherian, M.G. (2013). Biological Responses of Elements. In: Selinus, O. (eds) Essentials of Medical Geology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5_9
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